Ph.D. in Physics, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, AK, 2000
B.A. in Physics and Mathematics, University of Oregon Honors College, Eugene, Oregon, 1992.
Teaching and Research Positions
Post-doctoral Researcher with Dr. Chuck Carlson, Studying auroral phenomena using FAST satellite data, Space Sciences Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, 2000-present.
Research Assistant with Dr. Dirk Lummerzheim, Computer Modeling of Precipitating Auroral Electrons, Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska Fairbanks, 1995-2000.
Teaching Assistant, Department of Physics, University of Alaska Fairbanks, 1994-1995.
Research Assistant with Dr. Stephen Kevan, Analyzing Data of Carbon Monoxide on a Copper (111) Surface, University of Oregon, 1990-1991.
Awards
NASA Graduate Student Researchers Program grant:
Time-dependent transport of auroral
electrons and small scale auroral arcs, 1998-2000
1999 AGU Spring Meeting Best Student Paper Award and 1999 CEDAR conference second place for Best Student Poster: Modeling optical emissions of flickering aurora
1998 CEDAR conference second place for Best Student Poster: Quickly moving auroral forms and the time-dependent transport of auroral electrons.
Physics Teaching Assistant of the Year, University of Alaska Fairbanks, 1995.
Oregon Presidential Scholarship, University of Oregon, 1988-1992.
Volunteer and Work Experience
Supervised undergraduate student, Blake Boles, in auroral data analysis, 2001-2002.
Helped supervise graduate student, Rob Lillis, on Mars electron data, 2002-present.
Guest lecturer on Auroral Physics, Astronomy class at Contra Costa Community College, Sept. 2002.
Substitute lecturer, Astronomy class at University of Alaska Fairbanks, Nov. 2002.
Operated narrow field cameras in the Enstrophy Sounding Rocket Mission, 1999.Involved in airplane and FAST satellite conjunctive auroral studies: operated cameras, digitized images, analyzed FAST electron differential fluxes, 1998.
Involved in EXL98 summer sprites campaign, 1998.
Alaska High School Science Symposium Judge in the Physics, Mathematics, and Computer Science Category, Fairbanks, Alaska,1997,1998,1999.
Founding Member of the Graduate Student Organization at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, 1997-1999.
Professional Memberships
American Geophysical Union
See attached page for Publications and Presentations
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